June

[ joon ]

noun
  1. the sixth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Jun.

  2. a female given name.

Origin of June

1
before 1050; Middle English jun(e), Old English iunius<Latin (mēnsis) Jūnius, after the name of a gens; replacing Middle English juyng<Old French juin(g) <Latin, as above

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How to use June in a sentence

  • On certain of the stems the fertile cone appears and the spores are ripened about June, after which the process withers.

    How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard Bastin
  • This system, as already stated, became operative in most districts during June, 1915.

    Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur Phillips
  • The work was commenced in June, 1882, the memorial stone being laid February 15th, the following year.

    Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
  • On the night of June the 11th a red-hot cannon-ball set fire to one of the barracks which was used as a hospital.

    The Red Year | Louis Tracy
  • At last the accumulated horrors shook even his firm spirit, and on June 4th a capitulation was agreed on.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison

British Dictionary definitions for June

June

/ (dʒuːn) /


noun
  1. the sixth month of the year, consisting of 30 days

Origin of June

1
Old English iunius, from Latin junius, probably from Junius name of Roman gens

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